About Watersprings Church

The foundation that Watersprings began building on over 24 years ago is
the same foundation it stands on today, and that’s the commitment to seek
first the kingdom of God and reach as many people as possible with the
life-changing message of Jesus Christ.

Watersprings beginnings were humble. It started as a home Bible study
that Rick led that soon grew too large to continue in a home.
Watersprings Church moved many times to bigger facilities and is
currently located at 4250 S 25th E Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Today, God continues to work through Watersprings. Our greatest desire
is for people to come to know God personally. The simple truth is that
there is a God who created each of us and loves us very much. He gave
us life and deserves our gratitude and love. Once you encounter the
power of Christ in your life, your life will never be the same.

The foundation that Watersprings began building on over 24 years ago is
the same foundation it stands on today, and that’s the commitment to seek
first the kingdom of God and reach as many people as possible with the
life-changing message of Jesus Christ.

About Pastor Rick

"God, please forgive me for all the wicked stuff I've been doing."
So began the spiritual journey of a desperate bull rider from
Filer, Idaho. Pastor Rick says he was the least likely person to
end up a pastor yet the Lord had a calling on the life of this
rodeo cowboy. Living a hard life of promiscuity, substance abuse,
violence and crime, Rick learned to live with a survival mentality,
fending for himself through the constant moves and brokenness of
his family. Partying hard through his teen years, he eventually
realized his need for a Savior after failing to fill the deep void
in his life. One Sunday afternoon, alone and half-drunk, he got
down on his knees and cried out to the Lord for forgiveness. That
simple prayer marked the beginning of a radical change in Rick's
life.

He entered full-time ministry at the age of 24, and has served as
an assistant pastor, youth pastor, and planted two new churches.
In 1993, the Lord called Rick Brown to move to Idaho Falls with
his wife, Tammy and two children (Caleb and Jessica), to begin a
new work that has grown by God’s grace from 4 to 2,500 weekly
attendance.

Rick and Tammy stepped out in faith in 1997 to start a Christian
school that has grown from 23 to 400 kids. Longing to reach as
many as he could for Jesus Christ he started the Revelation Radio
Network that is reaching 50 countries who are listening online.
After 24 years, he is blessed that the Lord used him as a pastor,
teacher and leader at Watersprings Church in Idaho Falls, Idaho
which is a Calvary Chapel affiliated Church.

Rick has enjoyed traveling with his wife Tammy to speak at Pastor’s
and Leadership Conferences in Turkey, India and Uganda.

28 Year Ministry History - Read here.

About Tammy Brown

Born a breech baby at the beginning of September, Idahoan country
gal Tammy Brown made her entrance into the world the same year
Pampers created the first disposable diaper and color television
sets became popular. Her teachers said she was very shy. Growing
up, her best girlfriend made her laugh non-stop. She was involved
in rodeo, track, basketball, and volleyball. She gave her life to
Jesus during her senior year of high school. Tammy married her
high school sweetheart and best friend Pastor Rick Brown in 1986.
She is a mom of two adult children and their spouses. Tammy's
bright spot in life is her family; she loves them to pieces!

Women who hear Tammy speak often say the same thing: "I love how
real she is." Tammy knows what it means to live healed and set
free in the care of God. After the trauma of sexual abuse as a
child, she lived in silent shame and fear. She later found herself
facing the nightmare of date rape at 15 years old. Alone and
afraid to trust anyone, she stuffed it down deep into her heart.
Slowly turning inward as the years wore on, she became a
self-destructive wife and stressed out mom. Ultimately, getting
real with God allowed her to move forward and be healed, and she
found herself invigorated in her newfound freedom and peace.

Having experienced God’s healing firsthand, Tammy's God-given
desire is to challenge and equip other women to do the same. As
she shares her story through her Healed and Set Free women's
ministry and Bible study, Tammy hopes to make this truth a reality
in every woman's life.

Healing…it’s what God does. Invigorating others about His
healing power in our lives… it’s what He longs for us to do!

Why “Watersprings”?

We are an affiliate of Calvary Chapel, however, our name was chosen
because it speaks about the promise we hold onto as a church body, and
the mission we are striving to meet. “He turns a wilderness into pools
of water, and dry land into watersprings” (Psalm 107:35). For the dry
in spirit, for those searching for more, for those who want to live in
the depth of everlasting life – we desire to share Christ’s living
water with you.

“Jesus answered and said to her, ‘Whoever drinks of this water will
thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him
will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in
him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life”
(John 4:13-14).

Pastor Rick's Farewell Letter

Dear Watersprings Family,
It is with a great affection for you all, that I am sharing that the
Lord has a new adventure in store for Tammy and me. Through a recent
period of prayer, the LORD has made it very clear that He is calling
me to let go of my ministry here at Watersprings and serve Him in a
new venture, still yet unfolding in the Treasure Valley area. While
this is a great opportunity that I am looking forward to, I must
confess I am struggling to let go of the Watersprings family that has
been the greatest joy of my life for these last 24 years!

Read here.

Most pastors leave churches because there is some relational
conflict, internal strife, division, or sin that has gotten the
best of them. I am so glad to report that this Watersprings family
of believers is more fruitful in love, joy, peace and unity now,
than at any other time in our history together! God is working in
a more powerful way than ever before in every dimension of the
ministry! Not only that, but Tammy and I are more in love than ever!

In some ways, this peace and fruitfulness makes it even more
confusing why the Lord would move us on. I have discovered over
the years, however, that God’s plans don’t always line up with my
human logic. I do believe by faith, however, that God always knows
what is best for everyone involved, even though we don’t fully
understand it.

Isaiah 55:8 "For My thoughts are not your
thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD. Over the
years I have prayed, “LORD if you ever call me somewhere else,
please let it be when the ministry of Watersprings is thriving!”
and I now realize this is God’s answer to that prayer.

The only problem is that this is so much more difficult than I
ever imagined it would be! If it is any consolation to those who
hear this news with a heavy heart, know this, that Tammy and I are
leaving our Watersprings family kicking and screaming because it
has been such a great joy to serve you, God's precious people!
This truly is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Just think, when
we get to heaven there will be no more goodbyes, and we'll get to
see how God's design all worked out for HIS glory!

I will give my farewell sermon the weekend of October 14th & 15th,
and then we will be taking a four month sabbatical for some much
needed rest before diving back into ministry in the Boise valley
area.

I have sought the most gifted servant of the LORD to take
Watersprings to a whole new level of fruitful ministry Ty Orr and
his wife Laurie, from Calvary Chapel of Salmon, Idaho. I ask that
you please give them the same love, affection and respect that you
have shown Tammy and I for all of these years. Then I know it will
be a great and successful transition of leadership for the glory
of THE KING OF KINGS AND THE LORD OF LORDS! JESUS OUR GREAT HERO!

In His Strong Name,
Pastor Rick

Acts 13:2 … the Holy Spirit said, "Now separate
to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."
3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they
sent them away.

The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done by Faith
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Saying Good-bye after 24 years to the flock he has loved
and cared for

Finishing the Race
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Founder and Pastor of Watersprings shares his Last Message

Pastoral Transition

Visionary
Rick Brown is a visionary for outreach and to serve the community, some of
the thriving ministries he started at Watersprings Church are:

A Statement of Faith is a written declaration of the church's position on
matters that pertain to the essentials of historical Christianity.

We believe the Bible to be the only inspired,
infallible, and authoritative Word of God.

We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in
three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ; in His virgin
birth; in His sinless life; in His miracles; in His vicarious and
atoning death through His shed blood; in His bodily resurrection; in His
ascension to the right hand of the Father; and in His personal return in
power and glory.

We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful
man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential, and that repentance
for sin and acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is the only
way to come into a relationship with God.

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit,
by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.

We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and
the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they
that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

We believe it is important to uphold the Scriptural
practices of the early church. Therefore, we hold to the practice of
water baptism and the regular taking of communion. We do not believe
that either of these practices is essential for salvation, but that they
serve as a demonstration of our living faith in Christ.